Square brackets in math mode without the bracket symbols
Yes, there is:
\lbrack
\rbrack
Or simply add the following command to your preamble.tex file in case you are on a template or if you are doing it from scratch then:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\DeclarePairedDelimiter\Bracket{\lbrack}{\rbrack}
\newcommand*{\Value}{\frac{1}{2}x^2}%
\begin{document}
\[\Bracket{\Value}\]
\end{document}